on easter morning...

i would tell you that emma started her easter morning with her window gel clings...

but that wouldn't be the truth. the truth is that she woke us up at 6:30 am on easter morning to let us know that the easter bunny had brought her a baby deer. that's what she's holding in this photo....

it's a baby deer alright. he's tiny. but, i guess that's proof that, "it's the little things..." you can see the new addition in front of miss emma's easter basket. and yes, that's what all of the excitement was about.

she was just giddy with the baby deer and giddy over her peeps too. marshmallow + yellow = pure love for miss emma.

buddy was happy with just his morning milk.

and these two together always make for a three-ring circus like atmosphere. is it like that at your house?

buddy stays pretty busy pushing his toy.

he wouldn't dare take a step without it.

believe it or not, we made it out of our pj's on easter morning...

and although we're all a bit squinty, just before church, we got a family photo too.

here's one with grand-dad and nana too.

emma will always pose for me these days...

and buddy, well, just his smocking, white socks, and white walking shoes made me smile.

i wish i could dress him like this everyday.

we were so thankful to have grand-dad and nana with us for our special easter weekend! thanks so much for coming to visit!

dyeing, hunting, and baking

we started our morning with a tradition that i love...

emma was so excited about dyeing her eggs.

i have great memories of easter egg dyeing. my dad and i were the egg dyeing champs.

i held back this year, and let miss emma run with it.

we were all still sporting our pj's, except for miss emma. she insists on putting her "good morning clothes" on just as soon as she gets up.

we had a special treat for the weekend. grand-dad and nana were visiting us!

here's the first batch of miss emma's product line...

and buddy. i could just eat him with a spoon. his lashes are just plain amazing.

he's a busy, busy boy these days.

emma dyed her fair share of yellow eggs. yellow is still her favorite.

and i'm thinking that our kit came pinkless. looks like somebody at PAAS might have lost their job...ha!

she was in heaven.

buddy's not too busy yet. we're still working on the whole walking thing.

so sweet.

and score! after dyeing, we headed to the front yard for the big hunt.

i love an egg hunt too. the penguin was our golden egg. miss emma found it, with a little help from her momma. wink. wink.

and buddy enjoyed just sitting in the grass and opening his eggs...

he's still my little boy blue.

and he still has curly hair.

and we all love him.

here are our two little turkeys. i love them both so so much.

and here are my two favorite shots of buddy...

i love baby feet.

and, i love them too.

carson's naptime = cookie baking time for the rest of us.

it started out just me and my memms.

but after emma convinced her daddy that he was, "missing the party," he joined in too.

grand-dad & nana even got in on the cookie baking.

dinner was out, which was a special treat...

it was a fun, family day.

bunny tails & guppy fish

it was easter week, so that meant it was buttercup's easter party.

sunshine was along for the ride. i wonder if he ever gets tired of being a l o n g f o r t h e r i d e ?

our together photo attempt started out okay...

until sunshine stole the candy...

sibling rivalry at it's finest.

we are still dressing in rainbow+leggings+sparkle shoes+pigtails. e v e r y d a y. i just love it.

this was just after the egg hunt. i pretty much missed the whole thing. hello, MOM OF THE YEAR.

there were super cute nest favors...

and lunch was fun too. we made the bunny sandwiches, but i wanted to make the cupcakes. that spot was taken by the time we made it to school. MOM OF THE YEAR again :)

miss emma enjoyed her party...

and her cupcake. and i love that she uses my easter basket.

bunny tails were the take home favor. multi-colored mini marshmallows + super cute tag = a fun and EASY treat. they were devoured before we made it to the car. marshmallows are her f a v o r i t e !

after the party, we headed over to emma's swimming lesson show off. we've been in attendance everyday for the past two weeks. the everyday part has been a bit exhausting for me.

but we did have daddy in attendance this time.

it's might be exhausting for me, but for miss emma, it is just fantastic.

she learned to float on her back and make it to the side of the pool in just two long short weeks.

thank goodness she loves it. i'm not sure i could be the momma that sent them in screaming. and let me tell you, there are a bunch of those.

do you believe that she loves it yet?

here's one for the books...the official "emma look."

they finish up everyday wearing the rings that they dove for on the bottom of the pool. in the end, i was super pleased. giving your child the skills to potentially save his or her life is priceless.

and she passed. so, she's officially a guppy fish. next is goldfish. i wonder if i'll be brave enough to tackle another two week everyday session?